Overalls.



No. 784,615. PATBNT'BD MAR. 14, 1905. M. coLsTRoM.

OVERALLS.

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PATENT OFFICE.

MAlt'lllA COLSTROM, OF OVSAGE CITYQKANSAS.

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SPECU: ICATION forming pax/c of Letter: Patent No. 784,615, dated March14, 1905.

` Application Sled Juno 17,1904. Serial No. 213,013.

Be it known that I, MARTHA Coisraou. a

citizen ofthe United States. residing at Osage City, inthccountyofOsageaud Statcof Kausas, have invented new and usefulOveralls, of.\\'hicb the follouung is a specllicatlon..

This invention rela-tes generally to overalls,

and particularl,\ to that class presentingin a,

single structure a jacketl or waist and a pair of trousers.

'.|`he aim .of` this invention is to presenta novel form of combinedoveralls and jacket or waist, adapted more particularly for use by boys,theI objects had in view beingr to facilitate dressing-and undressing`to dispense, if

, desired, with the employment of buttons, to

. hereinafter fully described and claimed.

ln the accompanying drawings, forming a part'of this specification` andm which like characters of reference ind icate corresponding,

parlstherc is illustrated one form of em bodimcnt of the inventioncapable of carrying the smile into practical operation, it beingunderstood that the elements therein exhibited may be varied or changedas to shape,'proportion, and exact manner of assemblage withoutdeparting from the spirit thereof.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a view in front elevationof the garment.Fig. 2 is a rear elevation with the flap portion of the trousers droppedand the edges of the sides of th'e jacket turned back to display thefastening means.

Referring to theurawings, 1 designatesgenorally the jacket or waist ofthe garment, and 2 the trousers. The jacket is provided with arms B'lndwith a collar 4 and along the inner surface of one side of the jacketare se- .of the other side of the jacket.l brace the front of the jacketagainst ripping,

cured fasteningdcviccs, in this instance hooks 6 to engage with eyes 7on the innerl surface 1n order to thcreis combined with it a stay 8,which extends from or near the cellar toA a point adjacent. to thewaistband 9 of thetrousers, at which pointta transverse reinforce l0 isdisposed, beneath which the lower end of the' stay issecurcd. 'lhejacketandtrouse'rs are made from one piece of material and the back.extend outward from the flap in Aopposite directions and are designedto engage keepers or loops 14, secured tothe sides of the Atrousers, thef reo ends of the belt being held together by any suitable fasteningdevice, such as a button, buckle, or a hook and eye,.and

as this will be readily understood 'detailed .illustration of anyparticular form of fastening,r device is deemed unnecessary.

By thc arrangement shown an exceedingly lstrong, cheap, and practicalgarment is presented and one which may readily b e`manufactured and berepaired in case of injury.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is A one-piecegarment embodying a jacket opened down its back and having fasteningde,vices inset from the edges thus to form an overlapping flapwhiclroperates both to shield the fastening devices'fronx viewand 'alsoto increase the thickness of the garment at that point, the front of thejacket and trousers being continuous, the samebcing made of a singlepiece of material and the jacketbeing vertically reinforced at'ts frontby a stay ex-y tending fronx the neck to a point near the crotch andtransverselyreinforced by a stay located atA the lower terminal of thclirstnamcdst'ay and secured thereto, the rear portion of thevtrousersbeing provided with a, drop-Hap to inelose the lower end of the jacket,keepers or loopsseeured to the sides In testimony that I claim theforegoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in the presenceof two Witnesses.

MARTHA COLSTROM. W itnesses:

GEO. C. MAY, N. M. GRosVENoR.

